Job openings increase over the year ending September 2015

November 16, 2015

The number of job openings increased for the 12 months ending September 2015. Several industries saw increases in job openings over the year, with the largest increases occurring in professional and business services (311,000), health care and social assistance (191,000), and retail trade (184,000). Job openings decreased over the year in mining and logging (–16,000).

The number of hires was little changed during the year ending September 2015. Hires decreased in a number of industries, including educational services (–74,000), finance and insurance (–43,000), and mining and logging (–13,000).

These data are from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey and are not seasonally adjusted. Job openings are the number of job openings on the last business day of the month. Data for the most recent month are preliminary and subject to revision. To learn more, see "Job Openings and Labor Turnover — September 2015" (HTML) (PDF). More charts featuring data on job openings, hires, and employment separations can be found in Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey Highlights: September 2015 (PDF).